National League North

Elliott rocket saves Darlo from defeat

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 January 2019

By Dave Jones
CURZON ASHTON 1
DARLINGTON 1
TOM ELLIOTT’S thunderbolt earned Darlington a point at Curzon Ashton, after the visitors fell behind two minutes into the second half.
Olly Crankshaw sparked the Nash opener, picking up on a loose ball down the right hand side, sending his marker the wrong way before crossing into the box.
Darlo keeper Jonny Maddison managed to get a hand to Crankshaw’s cross, but could only put it into the path of Lewis Reilly who sidefooted home in the 47th minute.
The visitors equalised with 20 minutes to go. A Darlington corner fell to Elliott and t...

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